Huda Hassan is a writer and cultural critic.
Huda Hassan is an award-winning writer, cultural producer, and critic. Her writing and research explore cities, memory, diaspora, and culture. A columnist for CBC Arts, she has written for many publications, including New York Magazine, The Globe & Mail, and Pitchfork, and is an honorary recipient of the National Magazine’s Digital Publishing Award. She has produced award-winning documentaries and shows about music, literature, and culture.
Dr. Hassan is also a Media and Cultural Studies scholar working from a Black feminist and diasporic framework. She served as an Assistant Professor in New York University’s Media, Culture, and Communication department until 2025 and is currently a Canada Research Chair in Black Studies at Concordia University, where she is developing Canada’s first Black Digital Geographies lab as an Executive Director.
Huda is working on her first book, Children of the Snow, about the relationship between cities and grief (McClelland & Stewart/Penguin, 2027). She serves as a juror for the National Magazine Awards, Polaris Music Prize, and SOCAN Songwriting Awards.
Huda is represented by agent Ron Eckel (Cooke McDermid). She is based between New York City and Montreal.
Recent writing/criticism:
For CBC, on how Aaliyah changed the course of pop music forever, with Black pop academics professor Mark Anthony Neal, DJ Lynnée Denise, and Huda Hassan with guest host Amil Niazi: https://www.cbc.ca/arts/commotion/how-aaliyah-changed-the-course-of-pop-music-forever-9.7323968
For Acacia Magazine, on how African seafarers carried a scent across oceans and into Harlem’s streets: https://www.acaciamag.com/issue-04/tracing-somali-rose
For CBC Commotion, culture critics Huda Hassan, Jay Smooth, and Louise Bruton discuss Robyn and Raye's new music and Jack Harlow's latest controversial remarks
For CBC Commotion, culture critics Huda Hassan, Pablo The Don, and Matt Amha on why everyone's so excited about the new Clipse album, Let God Sort Em Out
For New York Magazine, a feature on grandparents fighting against book bans